Welcome to the blog
Notes on what gets written here, why these specific topics, and how to read along.
This blog is the long-form companion to my portfolio — the place where the work actually gets explained instead of just listed.
Three things will show up here over time:
- Build notes from real projects. Not the polished case studies; the in-progress decisions, the bits that almost didn't work, the architecture sketches.
- Infrastructure walkthroughs — Kubernetes homelab patterns, ArgoCD setups, Terraform modules, the unglamorous plumbing that holds production together.
- Things I had to look up twice. If I had to dig for the answer, someone else will too.
Why blog at all in 2026?
Because search engines and AI engines still rank well-written long-form content above LinkedIn fluff and Twitter threads. And because I want a place to put answers that doesn't depend on whichever platform is fashionable this year.
Format
Short by default. ~600–1500 words per post. Code samples are real, copy-pasteable, and tested. Every claim that benefits from a primary source gets a citation.
If a topic deserves more, it goes into the answers section instead — those are 1500–2500 word reference posts meant to be the definitive thing you'd send someone.
— Thulani